GKIDS, the distributor behind 2015 Oscar-nominated “Song of the Sea” and Ghibli’s own “Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” will release “When Marnie Was There” on May 22 in New York and Los Angeles before a nationwide rollout.

The revered Japanese animation house has started to pull back from production in the wake of is-he-or-isn’t-he-retired figurehead Hayao Miyazaki’s turn toward manga-making, and this may well be Ghibli’s last film (for awhile at least). Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and based on a children’s novel by Joan G. Robinson, “Marnie” was a summer 2014 box office hit in Japan. Expect an Oscar push from GKIDS, which opened “Kaguya” to the best reviews of any animated film last year.